Tag: Bad Sisters

  • Jay Hunt Named British Film Institute Chair

    Jay Hunt Named British Film Institute Chair

    Jay Hunt has been appointed chair of the British Film Institute.A hugely well-respected name in British TV, Hunt is currently the creative director for Apple TV+ in Europe, and has been a governor of the British Film Institute since 2020.Prior to joining Apple, she was chief creative officer at Channel 4 and, thanks to previous…

  • Apple TV+ to Launch on Tata Play Binge in India – Global Bulletin

    Apple TV+ to Launch on Tata Play Binge in India – Global Bulletin

    Tata Takes Bite Of Apple In IndiaIndian channels aggregator, Tata Play Binge, is soon to incorporate Apple TV+, a first-of-its-kind collaboration for Apple TV+ in India. The move means that series such as “Ted Lasso,” “Shrinking,” “Silo,” “Hijack,” “Foundation,” “Tehran,” “Servant,” “Platonic,” “Severance,” “The Morning Show,” “Bad Sisters,” “Slow Horses” and “Prehistoric Planet,” and Apple…

  • Sharon Horgan on Her ‘Bad Sisters’ Pitch, Irish Luck, and Why Viewership Matters

    Sharon Horgan on Her ‘Bad Sisters’ Pitch, Irish Luck, and Why Viewership Matters

    Welcome to It’s a Hit! In this series, IndieWire speaks to creators and showrunners behind a few of our favorite television programs about the moment they realized their show was breaking big.Sharon Horgan has seen success in her day. After cracking through in 2006 with the cult favorite and two-time BAFTA nominee “Pulling,” the England-born,…

  • Irish Film, TV Nominations 2023: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Bad Sisters’ Lead With Most Nods

    Irish Film, TV Nominations 2023: ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Bad Sisters’ Lead With Most Nods

    “The Banshees of Inisherin,” starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, led the nominations for the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) as the full list of nominees was unveiled on Monday night local time, picking up 11 nods in the film category.“Bad Sisters” – Sharon Horgan’s Apple TV+ mystery series – led the pack in…

  • ‘Andor,’ ‘Abbott Elementary’ & ‘The Bear’ Earn WGA Awards TV Nominations

    ‘Andor,’ ‘Abbott Elementary’ & ‘The Bear’ Earn WGA Awards TV Nominations

    Are you ready for even more guild awards? This afternoon, after SAG and DGA had their say, the Writers Guild of America announced their 2023 nominations in television and non-film categories. And, unlike their peers, the WGA recognized some well-deserving programs that have gotten little awards love so far such as “Andor,” “Bad Sisters,” “Fleishman…

  • What Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters Teaches Us About Emotional Abuse

    What Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters Teaches Us About Emotional Abuse

    Bad Sisters, debuting this past August, has proven itself to be Apple TV’s most powerful dark comedy. Created by multitalented Irish actress, director, and producer Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe; This Way Up), it tells the story of five idiosyncratic sisters, orphaned young and living near each other on Ireland’s gorgeous coastline. But the siblings — Eva…

  • ‘Bad Sisters’ Review: Sharon Horgan’s Murder Mystery Is a Sharp Family Story Spread a Little Thin

    ‘Bad Sisters’ Review: Sharon Horgan’s Murder Mystery Is a Sharp Family Story Spread a Little Thin

    The thing that makes “Bad Sisters” so tricky is that the Garvey family alone could fuel multiple seasons. The collection of sisters at the heart of the newest Apple TV+ drama are all distinct women with their own lives, bound by more than just hatred for a loathsome man.The opening hour of “Bad Sisters” introduces…

  • What to Watch This Weekend: August 19-21

    What to Watch This Weekend: August 19-21

    Hear that? It’s the weekend calling your name. Or, it’s dragons. The long-awaited Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, which follows the Targaryen family and takes place a whopping 200 years before Game of Thrones, is hitting HBO. Idris Elba comes face-to-face with a bloodthirsty lion in the survival action film Beast.…